Richard Blakesley is founder and CEO of Capital Pilot

Opinion

July 12, 2023

5 key questions that the Mansion House Compact doesn’t answer

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pension reforms was welcomed by many — but we need some answers before everyone celebrates

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Mansion House speech was welcomed by many in the British tech ecosystem as a sign that pension funds will finally start allocating capital to private equity and venture capital.

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Richard Blakesley

Richard Blakesley is founder and CEO of Capital Pilot.

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